I am no preacher, but, am a prime sinner and living in this world in HIS mercy. For a sinner like me too, when I read “The Holy Bible” KJV, the following verses were given in the context of “firstborn”.

Gen 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn,
and Heth,

Gen 19:31And the firstborn said unto the younger,
Our father is old,
and there is not a man in the earth to come
in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Gen 19:33 And they made their father
drink wine that night:
and the firstborn went in,
and lay with her father;
and he perceived not when she lay down,
nor when she arose.

Gen 19:34 And it came to pass on the morrow,
that the firstborn said unto the younger,
Behold, I lay yesternight with my father:
let us make him drink wine this night also;
and go thou in,
and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

Gen 19:37 And the firstborn bare a son,
and called his name Moab:
the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

Gen 22:21Huz his firstborn,
and Buz his brother,
and Kemuel the father of Aram,

Gen 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael,
by their names, according to their generations:
the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth;
and Kedar,
and Adbeel,
and Mibsam,

Gen 27:19 And Jacob said unto his father,I am Esau thy firstborn;
I have done according as thou badest me:
arise,
I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison,
that thy soul may bless me.

Gen 27:32 And Isaac his father said unto him,
Who art thou?
And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

Gen 29:26 And Laban said,
It must not be so done in our country,
to give the younger before the firstborn.

Gen 35:23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn,
and Simeon,
and Levi,
and Judah,
and Issachar,
and Zebulun:

Gen 36:15 These were dukes of the sons of Esau:
the sons of Eliphaz the firstbornson of Esau;
duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

Gen 38:6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn,
whose name was Tamar.

Gen 38:7 And Er, Judah’s firstborn,
was wicked in the sight of the LORD;
and the LORD slew him.

Gen 41:51 And Joseph called the name
of the firstborn Manasseh:
For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil,
and all my father’s house.

Gen 43:33 And they sat before him,
the firstborn according to his birthright,
and the youngest according to his youth:
and the men marvelled one at another.

Gen 46:8And these are the names of the children of Israel,
which came into Egypt,
Jacob and his sons:
Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

Gen 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand,
and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger,
and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head,
guiding his hands wittingly;
for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Gen 48:18 And Joseph said unto his father,
Not so, my father:
for this is the firstborn;
put thy right hand upon his head.

Gen 49:3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might,
and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity,
and the excellency of power:

Exo 4:23 And I say unto thee,
Let my son go, that he may serve me:
and if thou refuse to let him go,
behold, I will slay thy son,
even thy firstborn.

Exo 6:14 These be the heads of their fathers’ houses:
The sons of Reuben the firstbornof Israel;
Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
and Carmi:
these be the families of Reuben.

Exo 11:5And all the firstbornin the land of Egypt shall die,
from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne,
even unto the firstborn of the maidservant
that is behind the mill;
and all the firstborn of beasts.

Exo 12:12 For I will pass through
the land of Egypt this night,
and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,
both man and beast;
and against all the gods of Egypt
I will execute judgment:
I am the LORD.

Exo 12:29 And it came to pass,
that at midnight the LORD smote
all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,
from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne
unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon;
and all the firstborn of cattle.

Exo 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn,
whatsoever openeth the womb
among the children of Israel,
both of man and of beast:
it is mine.

Exo 13:13And every firstling of an ass
thou shalt redeem with a lamb;
and if thou wilt not redeem it,
then thou shalt break his neck:
and all the firstborn of man
among thy children shalt thou redeem.

Exo 13:15 And it came to pass,
when Pharaoh would hardly let us go,
that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,
both the firstborn of man,
and the firstborn of beast:
therefore I sacrifice to the LORD
all that openeth the matrix, being males;
but all the firstbornof my children I redeem.

Exo 22:29 Thou shalt not delay
to offer the first of thy ripe fruits,
and of thy liquors:
the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Exo 34:20 But the firstling of an ass
thou shalt redeem with a lamb:
and if thou redeem him not,
then shalt thou break his neck.All the firstbornof thy sons thou shalt redeem.
And none shall appear before me empty.

Num 3:2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron;Nadab the firstborn,
and Abihu, Eleazar,
and Ithamar.

Num 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites
from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn
that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel:
therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Num 3:13 Because all the firstbornare mine;
for on the day that I smoteall the firstbornin the land of Egypt
I hallowed unto me all the firstbornin Israel,
both man and beast:
mine shall they be:
I am the LORD.

Num 3:40 And the LORD said unto Moses,
Number all the firstbornof the males
of the children of Israel
from a month old and upward,
and take the number of their names.

Num 3:41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me
(I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn
among the children of Israel;
and the cattle of the Levites
instead of all the firstlings
among the cattle of the children of Israel.

Num 3:42 And Moses numbered,
as the LORD commanded him,all the firstbornamong the children of Israel.

Num 3:43 And all the firstborn males
by the number of names,
from a month old and upward,
of those that were numbered of them,
were twenty and two thousand
two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

Num 3:45 Take the Levites
instead of all the firstbornamong the children of Israel,
and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle;
and the Levites shall be mine:
I am the LORD.

Num 3:46 And for those that are to be redeemed
of the two hundred and threescore
and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel,
which are more than the Levites;

Num 3:50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel
took he the money;
a thousand three hundred and threescore
and five shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary:

Num 8:16 For they are wholly given unto me
from among the children of Israel;
instead of such as open every womb,
even instead of the firstbornof all the children of Israel,
have I taken them unto me.

Num 8:17 For all the firstbornof the children of Israel are mine,
both man and beast:
on the day that I smote every firstbornin the land of Egypt
I sanctified them for myself.

Num 8:18 And I have taken the Levites
for all the firstbornof the children of Israel.

Num 18:15Every thing that openeth
the matrix in all flesh,
which they bring unto the LORD,
whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine:
nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem,
and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

Num 33:4 For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn,
which the LORD had smitten among them:
upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

Deu 21:15If a man have two wives, one beloved,
and another hated,
and they have born him children,
both the beloved and the hated;
and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Deu 21:16 Then it shall be,
when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath,
that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn
before the son of the hated,
which is indeed the firstborn:

Deu 21:17 But he shall acknowledge
the son of the hated for the firstborn,
by giving him a double portion of all that he hath:
for he is the beginning of his strength;
the right of the firstbornis his.

Deu 25:6 And it shall be, that the firstborn
which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother
which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

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About David Mathi RajI am engaged in the computer field since 1977, particularly in Documentation, Desktop Publishing & Training field since 1986. The design work provides me creative satisfaction and motivates me to look for more challenging activities. I have a taste for Technical Writing. Presently, I am a Freelancer. My SME (Subject-Matter Expert) is "The Holy Bible (KJV)" and publishing the "Subject" from the Holy Bible only. I use CorelDraw X5 & X6 to create my flyers.
I emphasize, that, I am no preacher, I am nothing special, but, an average man.
Personally, I am from the bottom of the society, Tamil speaking 'Adhi-Dravida' community in Tamil Nadu, India. Father was Head-master of a municipal Higher Secondary School, passed at the age of 50 (05/05/1922 – 03/07/1972). Mother was a Teacher in a Municipal Higher Secondary School, passed after her retirement (08/04/1927 – 17/12/1993). Now I am living in New Delhi, India.